British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII: January and April, 1871Various
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British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII: January and April, 1871
Various
English periodicals
'No. 13 Llandeilo Fach.--No service here for about _ten_
years. The roof has fallen down for several years; but,
fortunately, there is a dissenting chapel, with a
congregation of about 300.
'No. 15. Llanddowror.--This parish is a frightful
demonstration of the destruction of the Church in Wales by
the present system. About eighty years ago this parish was
under the pastoral care of a native Welshman, the excellent
and eminent Griffith Jones, renowned for his piety,
abilities, and qualifications. This church had then 500
communicants, and people came many miles to attend the
service. But this church has now no roof to its chancel,
of which it has been destitute several years. The
churchyard has neither wall nor fence; sheep were seen
standing on the church tower some months ago. In one parish
the curate has only of late been suspended, of whom the
parishioners said he was "so bad the devil would soon be
ashamed of him." The vicar had not preached in this parish
for ten years, and lives twenty miles off. He has had the
care of the parish since 1812, which is now reduced to the
above deplorable state, though formerly, when in other
hands, it was quoted as the model parish of Wales.'
Such was the aspect of the Church in the diocese of St. David's only
twenty years ago; and we have no doubt there were scores of other
parishes in the same diocese in little better condition than those
specified in the above extracts.
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